Close observation of the Egyptian media gives the impression that
Egypt is a nation constituted mainly of hypocrites and sycophants. That
this segment of society often occupies most mid and upper-level
government positions, and that they dominate the Egyptian media, appears
to endorse the argument that hypocrites and sycophants are the true
natives of our nation - whereas all the other "authentic
citizens" are newcomers. Are these personality traits a fundamental
part of Egyptian culture, or is the state exerting a great deal of
effort to spread and empower them? President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has a
genuine and ambitious goal - to modernize and stabilize the Egyptian
state. The question is, who is best able to realize this immense
advancement in the service of our country? Is it the hypocrites and
sycophants currently in positions of power, or citizens with actual
substance and genuine perspective? Are individuals who are so determined
to support the state that they propound arguments they don't
believe in capable of modernizing our country? For Egypt to progress,
the government must first establish a solid, scientific and innovative
platform upon which it can eventually inaugurate polices and expand
investments. Inundating the platform with hypocrites and sycophants is
not only weakening our foundation; it also gives the false impression
that we are progressing, when in reality our manifesto is too fragile.
Instead of moving the country forward, it is undermining all the
government's efforts. Egyptians are often surprised that we lose
many rightful and legitimate battles, but we never pause to consider
that this failure may be due to our own internal deficiency - the fact
that hypocrites and sycophants are in charge of operating our
mind's engine. This segment of society attempts to exhilarate and
inspire us by demonstrating that the government engine is running louder
than ever, disregarding the fact that it is an obsolete machine; its
loud clatter is the result of its dysfunctionality, which tends to
pollute our political environment with noise and dust, while hardly
producing any actual outputs.

President El-Sisi has a genuine and ambitious goal to modernize and
stabilize the state, but there are too many sycophants in key positions.

Mohammed Nosseir

Egyptian hypocrites and sycophants are adept at occupying key
positions and competing with one another to voice insincere, fabricated
narratives. As a result, challenges that may have been containable at
the outset expand and escalate, becoming more complicated because of
their hypocritical input. Additionally, this segment of Egyptians has
been discredited; the more they express their opinions, the worse things
become. Many of our regional political conflicts could have been settled
easily before their interference, which only serves to fuel up issues -
and eventually hurt our position. Some argue that Egyptians are not good
at teamwork and therefore need a solo-leader supported by hypocrites and
sycophants. Whether we like it or not, these well-placed deceitful
citizens eventually influence and shape Egyptian society; people come to
believe that, as "celebrities," they are a model to be
emulated. Not only are they bluffing society by misguiding citizens on a
number of critical issues, but their media noise prevents us from
devising better solutions to our challenges. Others claim that qualified
executives are governing Egypt; they are the ones who are truly in
power, while the hypocrites and sycophants only play the role of
reinforcers. Meanwhile, Egyptians with genuine perspectives and good
substance tend to shy away to avoid harassment by these ignorant but
influential citizens. Furthermore, the phenomenon of unqualified
citizens leading and dominating the nation discourages many Egyptians
from advancing their knowledge. Egyptian hypocrites and sycophants often
claim that they are carrying out their superiors' instructions.
Nevertheless, when these minions dominate the entire working field,
there can be no valuable outcomes. Egypt certainly has highly qualified
citizens who could more usefully occupy many key state positions. If the
Egyptian state truly wants our nation to progress, it needs to enable
them to govern - and make sure to distance all phony flatterers. *
Mohammed Nosseir, a liberal politician from Egypt, is a strong advocate
of political participation and economic freedom. Twitter:
@MohammedNosseir